Is AARS1 p.Ser356= (c.1068C>G) pathogenic?

AARS1 p.Ser356= (c.1068C>G) is classified Likely benign in AARS1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-09-26). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2.

What condition is associated with AARS1 p.Ser356= (c.1068C>G)?

AARS1 p.Ser356= (c.1068C>G) is associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 (ClinVar).

How common is AARS1 p.Ser356= (c.1068C>G) in the general population?

AARS1 p.Ser356= (c.1068C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

AARS1 p.Ser356=

c.1068C>G · rs1960313873 · VCV2032668

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.61	GERP -0.43, phastCons 0.002
Overall
CADD	2.143	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: AARS1
Protein: p.Ser356=
Coding: c.1068C>G
MANE Select: NM_001605
dbSNP: rs1960313873
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:70268274 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.772 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.66 · 10 PDB
Residue 356: an α-helix

Full AARS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

AARS1 p.Ser356Phe Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
AARS1 c.2177+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AARS1 p.Arg13Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
AARS1 p.Arg246Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AARS1 p.Arg329Cys Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AARS1 p.Arg329His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AARS1 p.Arg330Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AARS1 p.Arg333Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/aars1-p-ser356 (accessed [today's date]).

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